2) On Saturday, the Abandoned Pools (led by Eels bassist Tommy Walter) will be playing at the Roxy. They've also just released a new video for "Sublime Currency", off of their recently released (and identically titled) album (it's been seven years since the last). It appears the video cannot be embedded, so watch it through this link.

3) Late 70s and early 80s icons Devo and Blondie are playing at the Greek tonight. While I am disconcerted by the fact that these shows are being sponsored by KOST 103.5 (the local easy listening station (which I admittedly listen to quite a bit -- I'm just sad that we've gotten to the point where Devo's fanbase are considered a significant sector of its listenerbase), I suppose this may be a good show. For years, I've found their smash single "Mongoloid" very easy to relate to.